The White House says Trump's comments on Muslims disqualifies him from holding the presidency [Newsweek].

Republicans are terrified Trump's increasingly extreme rhetoric could jeopardize their control of Congress in next year's elections [Politico].

Trump continues to bring the crazy by suggesting Bill Gates could help "close up" the Internet [New York Times].

Talks over an omnibus spending bill in Congress break down as a deadline to avoid a government shutdown is looming [Washington Post, Politico].

The Salt Lake City Council reverses themselves again, deciding not to pony up some cash for Jackie Biskupski's transition team [KUER].

The Salt Lake County Council delays a final vote on next year's $1.1 billion budget until next week [Deseret News].

A new poll shows Utahns think there's too much regulation of businesses in the state, but they're divided on the question of too much government oversight of industry [Utah Policy].

Attorneys for embattled San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman argue he should not face jail time for leading an ATV protest into Recapture Canyon [Tribune, 2 News].

'Black Friday' set a single-day record for gun sales in Utah [2 News].

On this day in history:

1958 - Retired Boston candy manufacturer H. W. Welch, Jr., established the John Birch Society, a right-wing organization dedicated to fighting what it perceived to be the extensive infiltration of communism into U.S. society.

1974 - White House aide John Ehrlichman testified at the Watergate trial that President Richard Nixon was responsible for a cover up.

1975 - President Gerald R. Ford signed a $2.3 billion temporary loan authorization to prevent New York City from having to default.

1990 - Solidarity founder Lech Walesa was elected president of Poland.

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